Nonstop flight route between Armenia, Colombia and Christchurch, New Zealand:
Departure Airport:
(4°27'8"N by 75°45'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°29'21"S by 172°31'55"E)
Distance from AXM to CHC:
7,511.59 miles (12,088.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Edén Airport International (AXM), Armenia, Colombia and Christchurch International Airport (CHC), Christchurch, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,512 miles (or 12,089 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between El Edén Airport International and Christchurch International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between El Edén Airport International and Christchurch International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXM / SKAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Armenia, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°27'8"N by 75°45'59"W |
| Area Served: | Armenia, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXM |
| More Information: | AXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHC / NZCH |
| Airport Name: | Christchurch International Airport |
| Location: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°29'21"S by 172°31'55"E |
| Area Served: | Christchurch |
| Operator/Owner: | Christchurch City Council (75%) NZ Government (25%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 123 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CHC |
| More Information: | CHC Maps & Info |
Facts about El Edén Airport International (AXM):
- In addition to being known as "El Edén Airport International", another name for AXM is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén".
- The first international flight, from Fort Lauderdale operated by Spirit Airlines, landed at Armenia International Airport on 13 November 2009.
- The closest airport to El Edén Airport International (AXM) is Santa Ana Airport (CRC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of AXM.
- El Edén Airport International (AXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from El Edén Airport International (AXM) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Edén Airport International (meaning El Edén Airport International is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Because of El Edén Airport International's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at El Edén Airport International at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Christchurch International Airport (CHC):
- The furthest airport from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Christchurch International Airport (meaning Christchurch International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Christchurch International Airport handled 556,096 passengers last year.
- There are several general aviation organisations operating from the airport.
- Three different city bus routes service the airport.
- Runway 11/29 will be widened and extended 244m west into the nearby golf course and a RESA will be added to each end to make it comply with ICAO standards.
- The prevailing wind in Christchurch is from the north-east and to a lesser extent from the south-west, but the city is also affected by Canterbury's Nor'wester foehn wind.
- Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has completed construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing $237 million.
- Because of Christchurch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Christchurch International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Christchurch International Airport (CHC) has 3 runways.
- China Southern Airlines has stated it intends to start a Guangzhou to Christchurch service in the future.
- The closest airport to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of CHC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.83 miles (39.97 km) NNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 24.94 miles (40.14 km) N | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 3 | 43.72 miles (70.36 km) E | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 4 | 45.05 miles (72.50 km) NNE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 5 | 67.91 miles (109.29 km) E | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 6 | 75.80 miles (121.98 km) SW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 7 | 80.32 miles (129.26 km) NE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 8 | 94.97 miles (152.83 km) WSW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 104.62 miles (168.36 km) NW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 10 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) SSE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 11 | 112.85 miles (181.62 km) E | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 12 | 120.76 miles (194.34 km) N | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 13 | 122.70 miles (197.47 km) N | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 14 | 135.38 miles (217.87 km) NW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 15 | 149.81 miles (241.09 km) SSW | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.01 miles (19,902.73 km) W | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,351.86 miles (19,878.34 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,324.83 miles (19,834.85 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,299.86 miles (19,794.65 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,238.14 miles (19,695.32 km) SSE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,233.99 miles (19,688.65 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,215.16 miles (19,658.34 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,185.51 miles (19,610.63 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,166.87 miles (19,580.64 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,151.45 miles (19,555.81 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,100.65 miles (19,474.06 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,096.19 miles (19,466.88 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,084.64 miles (19,448.30 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,064.85 miles (19,416.45 km) S | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,064.55 miles (19,415.96 km) SE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.56 miles (74.93 km) SW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 85.98 miles (138.36 km) SW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 91.30 miles (146.94 km) NE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 94.67 miles (152.36 km) NW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 98.21 miles (158.06 km) NW | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 121.37 miles (195.32 km) W | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 123.49 miles (198.74 km) WSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 124.98 miles (201.14 km) SW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 125.97 miles (202.73 km) W | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 130.32 miles (209.73 km) NNW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 152.29 miles (245.08 km) NNE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 155.42 miles (250.12 km) NNE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 165.18 miles (265.83 km) N | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 179.20 miles (288.39 km) N | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 183.94 miles (296.03 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,389.34 miles (19,938.66 km) ENE | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,373.89 miles (19,913.80 km) NE | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,364.83 miles (19,899.21 km) W | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,331.77 miles (19,846.00 km) NE | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,326.14 miles (19,836.95 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,317.56 miles (19,823.14 km) NNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,296.25 miles (19,788.85 km) NNE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,283.43 miles (19,768.21 km) N | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,269.27 miles (19,745.42 km) NNE | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,255.48 miles (19,723.23 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,253.81 miles (19,720.55 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,234.68 miles (19,689.77 km) NNW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,226.73 miles (19,676.96 km) WNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,213.99 miles (19,656.46 km) N | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 15 | 12,207.66 miles (19,646.28 km) W | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |